Visa Denials Create Hurdles for Artist Residencies

Visa Denials Create Hurdles for Artist Residencies

Every year, two dozen artists from around the world travel to the United States to participate in a month-long summer residency at the nonprofit arts center Art Omi. The highly competitive program is held at the organization’s 120-acre campus in Ghent, New York, where it also hosts residencies focused on architecture, dance, music, and writing. This summer, five artists — Yumzhana Sui from Buryatia, Michel Lafleur from Haiti, Boluwatife Victoria…